chwil

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxfil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: chwil

Noun

chwil

  1. genitive plural of chwila

Welsh

Etymology 1

Uncertain; probably from a Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to turn, bend”), and compared with English swath.

Adjective

chwil (feminine singular chwil, plural chwil, not comparable, not mutable)

  1. reeling, staggering (from drunkenness)
  2. intense, extreme
    Synonym: gor-
Derived terms
  • chwilboeth (“piping hot”)
  • chwilfriw (“shattered”)

Etymology 2

Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish hwil, probably of the same origin as Etymology 1, owing to the particularly curved shape of beetles.

Noun

chwil f (plural chwilod, not mutable)

  1. archaic form of chwilen (“beetle”)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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